Understanding The High Priestess Tarot Card (The Card Number 2 of Major Arcana)
The High Priestess is sitting in front of a veil adorned with pomegranates. The veil indicates the diverse conscious and subconscious minds. The pomegranates are symbolic of wealth, productivity, and the divine female.
The High Princess stands between two pillars. One pillar is black with the Letter B, the other white with the letter J. B stands for Boaz or strength, and J indicates Jachin or establish. The different colors of the pillars suggest duality like light and darkness, masculine and feminine.
The blue robe with a cross on the chest and a horned crown indicates divinity and knowledge. The scroll with the letters TORA in the hand indicates the Greater Law. The partial covering suggests that it is both implicit and explicit. The crescent moon at her feet is symbolic of her connection with the divine feminine, intuition, and the cycles of the moon.
The High Priestess Tarot Card Meaning
Attraction, Confidentiality, Mystery, Religiousness, Intuition, Ingenuity, Productivity, Passion, Thirst for Knowledge
The High Priestess has perception and passion combined with practicality and mystery. When the querent draws the High Priestess card, she signals that the individual should go by his intuition and common sense. He should depend on his visions and the signals he is receiving from the cosmos when the Tarot card, The High Priestess comes up in the reading.
Love Relationships (Upright)
When the High Priestess comes up in the Tarot Reading, it is an indication for men that they will be obsessed with a beautiful and passionate feminine. In all probability, he will fail to make any progress in the relationship.
For women, it is an indication that they will have many admirers. As she will be highly alluring. If she is already engaged to some individual, plenty of passion can be expected in love.
Career and Finance (Upright)
The individual who has drawn the card can expect an excellent prospect in the profession in the immediate future. For those indulging in arts, The High Priestess card will provide all the required imagination and stimulus to pursue their activities.
The financial details of the individual should be shared with a selected few reliable individuals.
Health (Upright)
The appearance of The High Priestess suggests to the individual that he should listen to the signals the body is sending and take necessary actions. It is also an indication that the individual is neglecting his health problems. The individual should take the remedial actions immediately.
For women, it is an indication of menstruation, hormonal balance, and fertility.
Spirituality (Upright)
The High Priestess Tarot Card symbolizes perception and religiousness. The individual who draws this card should listen to his instincts and should have absolute faith in the Almighty. It also indicates prospects of psychic expansion.
The High Priestess Reversed Tarot Card Meanings
Suppression of instincts, blockage of psychic abilities, hysterical explosions, want of confidence, fertility problems, undesirable attention.
The High Priestess reversed tarot reading suggests that the individual is getting guidance from his instincts which are precise. However, the individual fails to abide by these signals. He fails to go by his perception and depends more on the sentiments of other people. In addition, he craves the approval of others for his actions.
The individual is ignoring his requirements while caring for the requirements of other people. He should have faith in his perception and abilities which are freely available.
Love Relationships (Reversed)
The individual will be unnecessarily disturbed by the attention he is getting from sincere lovers. He is also questioning the sincerity of the people who are in love with him. If already in a relationship, he will be subject to hysterical explosions and anxiety in lovemaking.
He should deal with these problems with serenity and develop a harmonious relationship with his love partner.
Career And Finance (Reversed)
The High Priestess card indicates that the individual has been ignored by the superiors on professional matters. There is a sense of frustration and disinterestedness in his duties. He is likely to be deceived by a female member and he should be on his guard.
The individual should go through all the terms and conditions of a financial agreement before he inks his signature to a financial contract. He is likely to be cheated by some individual. He should go by his gut feeling in case of any suspicion.
Health (Reversed)
The individual should indulge in social activities to maintain his health in fine shape. The drawing of this card will indicate problems connected to menstruation, fertility, and hormonal disparities for female individuals. He should not keep these problems to himself and try to take necessary remedial actions. It may be worthwhile to seek help from health experts, if necessary.
Spirituality (Reversed)
When The High Priestess Reversed card appears in the draw, it signals that the individual has completely ignored his spiritual beliefs and requirements. It is time to revive the interests and renew his spiritual leanings. If he is depending too much on clairvoyants or spirits, he should limit his exposure.